Unusual infections of the nervous system in malignant lymphomas.

Abstract

Infection of the nervous system by toxoplasma, cytomegalovirus and varicella-zoster virus is described in three adult patients with malignant lymphoma. Morphologic identification of these organisms in otherwise nonspecific lesions is emphasized. Since such intercurrent infections are not usually diagnosed clinically in debiliated patients, their recognition at autopsy is important, particularly in view of the wide spread distribution of these organisms in normal population.